Dow Jones +5.5%
S&P 500 -0.0%
Nasdaq -1.8%
Russell 2000 -5.5%
Japan (Nikkei) -17.3%
China (Shanghai Comp.) -21.7%
U.K. (FTSE) -5.5%
Germany (DAX) -14.7%
France (CAC 40) -17.0%
Brazil (Sao Paulo) -18.1%
Russia (Moscow) -21.9%
India (Bombay) -24.6%
U.S. stock mutual fund averages [Lipper indices]
Large Cap Growth -1.9%
Large Cap Value -2.2%
Small Cap Growth -3.4%
Small Cap Value -5.2%
World equity -14.1%
12/31/11
Dow Jones 12217…52-week range [12810-10655]
S&P 500 1257…[1363-1099]
Nasdaq 2605…[2873-2335]
All-time highs
Dow Jones 14164 (10/9/07)
S&P 500 1565 (10/9/07)
Nasdaq 5048 (3/10/00)
S&P 500 [Total return including dividends]
1995 +37.4
1996 +23.1
1997 +33.4
1998 +28.6
1999 +21.0
2000 -9.1
2001 -11.9
2002 -22.1
2003 +28.7
2004 +10.9
2005 +4.9
2006 +15.8
2007 +5.5
2008 -37.0
2009 +26.5
2010 +15.1
2011 +2.1
2007 +5.5
2008 -37.0
2009 +26.5
2010 +15.1
2011 +2.1
Nasdaq
1995 +39.9
1996 +22.7
1997 +21.6
1998 +39.6
1999 +85.6
2000 -39.3
2001 -21.1
2002 -31.5
2003 +50.0
2004 +8.6
2005 +1.4
2006 +9.5
2007 +9.8
2008 -40.5
2009 +43.8
2010 +16.9
2011 -1.8
2007 +9.8
2008 -40.5
2009 +43.8
2010 +16.9
2011 -1.8
Gold
12/96 $368
12/97 $289
12/98 $288
12/99 $289
12/00 $272
12/01 $279
12/02 $347
12/03 $416
12/04 $438
12/05 $519
12/06 $638
12/07 $838
12/08 $884
12/09 $1096
12/10 $1421
12/11 $1566…eleven straight up years
12/08 $884
12/09 $1096
12/10 $1421
12/11 $1566…eleven straight up years
*Gold’s all-time high is $1923, intraday, set on 9/6/11
Oil (Light Sweet Crude)
12/99 $25.20
12/00 $26.80
12/01 $19.84
12/02 $31.20
12/03 $32.52
12/04 $43.45
12/05 $61.04
12/06 $61.05
12/07 $95.98
12/08 $44.60
12/09 $79.36
12/10 $91.38
12/11 $98.83
12/08 $44.60
12/09 $79.36
12/10 $91.38
12/11 $98.83
*Crude Oil’s all-time high was set on 7/11/08…$147
U.S. Treasury Yields…2-yr. / 10-yr.
12/31/99…6.24 / 6.43
12/31/03…1.82 / 4.25
12/31/04…3.07 / 4.22
12/31/05…4.40 / 4.39
12/31/06…4.82 / 4.72
12/31/07…3.05 / 4.03
12/31/08…0.76 / 2.21
12/31/09…1.14 / 3.83
12/31/10…0.59 / 3.29
12/31/11…0.24 / 1.88
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Brian Trumbore
